Pressing On

The Roni Stoneman Story

Roni Stoneman, Ellen Wright (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2007
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-07434-9 (ISBN)

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Roni Stoneman was the youngest daughter of the pioneering country music family and a woman who overcame poverty and abusive husbands to claim the title of "The First Lady of Banjo," a fixture on the Nashville scene, and, as Hee Haw's Ironing Board Lady, a comedienne beloved by millions. Drawn from more than seventy-five hours of recorded interviews, Pressing On reveals Roni's gifts as a master storyteller. With characteristic spunk and candor, she describes her "pooristic" ("way beyond 'poverty-stricken'") Appalachian childhood, and how her brother Scott taught her to play the challenging and innovative three-finger banjo picking style developed by Earl Scruggs. She also warmly recounts Hee Haw-era adventures with Minnie Pearl, Roy Clark, and Buck Owens; her encounters as a musician with country greats like Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, June Carter, and Patsy Cline; as well as her personal struggles with shiftless and violent husbands, her relationships with her children, and her musical life after Hee Haw.

Roni Stoneman was a member of the legendary Stoneman Family and a longtime cast member of Hee Haw. She remains a performing banjo player, entertainer, and comedienne. Ellen Wright is Distinguished Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the writing program at Northwestern University.

Reihe/Serie	Music in American Life
Zusatzinfo	30
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	513 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
ISBN-10	0-252-07434-3 / 0252074343
ISBN-13	978-0-252-07434-9 / 9780252074349
Zustand	Neuware